184pp; xviii period adverts, numerous illustrations, fold-out frontispiece. Blue cloth-covered boards, dark blue titles on front and spine. 12mo. Bottom corners bleached, rubbed corners and spine ends, cocked. Text block edges tanning. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some loss, closed tears, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage.
Special illustrations: Folding plate of the Supermarine Spitfire and 2 page plates of the De Havilland Albatross Transport, Airspeed Oxford and Fairey Battle Medium Bomber.